We are your connection to the Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP), Office of Industry Engagement (OIEDiscovery 2 Impact (D2I), and Office of the Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors (VPR). We will assist you in submitting research proposals through OSP/OIEsponsored project proposals, coordinating award documentation, and providing post-award administration in conjunction with OSP-Postawardalongside the central and department staff. We provide workshops for faculty and graduate students that develop grant preparation skills and grant compliance and advise faculty in all research administration topics. If you are experiencing or have been contacted for an audit, please notify COERA staff immediately so that we may assist and coordinate.
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Assist faculty members, students, and other researchers with the preparation and submission of grant and contract sponsored project proposals to a sponsoring agency, company, or foundation. This process includes:
- Research the submission process for each application, including rules, regulations, and requirements for each sponsor, as well as the individual program announcement. Communicate with the sponsor if questions about the rules/guidelines arise.
- Meet/confer with the researcher to establish budget planning and proposal docs for proposal submission. Create a detailed proposal budget and budget justification. If a subaward is proposed, communicate with the subaward organization in order to to procure the requisite documents, budget, and assurances.
- Review proposal documentation for RFP required formatting and content inclusion including biosketches, research portions, and other sponsor-required documents.
- Prepare the grant application via the sponsor specific electronic submission portal for each sponsor and create, translate, or coordinate upload of the requisite documents.
- Create an electronic OSP Proposal Review Form UTRMS Funding Proposal (FP) and coordinate with OSP regarding the proposal approvals. Act as an advocate for the Principal Investigator throughout the submission process.
- Coordinate with the researcher to prepare “Just-in-Time” documents for NIH submissions, pre-award documentation changes for IES submissions, or any other required pre-award documentation additions or changes as requested by a sponsor.
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